Ardakan, Fars

For other places with the same name, see Ardakan.

Ardakan (Persian: اردكان, also Romanized as Ārdaḵān) is a city in the Central District of Sepidan County, Fars province, Iran, serving as both capital of the district and of the county.

Ardakan Persian: اردكان
City
Ardakan
Coordinates: 30°15′34″N 51°59′07″E / 30.25944°N 51.98528°E / 30.25944; 51.98528^[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Fars
County	Sepidan
District	Central
Population  (2016)^[2]
• Total	14,633
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 16,212 in 3,534 households.^[3] The following census in 2011 counted 16,661 people in 4,019 households.^[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 14,633 people in 4,117 households.^[2] Its name derives from the words arta (brave man) and kan or gan (place), or "place of brave men."^{[citation needed]} The city is midway between Yasuj and Shiraz.

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References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (29 September 2023). "Ardakan, Sepidan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
2. . AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. . AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
4. . Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.